Oprah's Book Club Pick Franzen, Again

Time heals all wounds, even Oprah's. That old maxim was again proven
true today with the AP's eyebrow-raising scoop that the talk show host will choose
Jonathan Franzen's "Freedom" as the 64th pick for her hugely
influential book club, the same book club Franzen famously dismissed as "schmaltzy" back in 2001 when his novel "The
Corrections" was selected for inclusion. Franzen apologized, but Winfrey
was sufficiently chuffed to disinvite him from her show.
According to the AP story, the book club's iconic 'O'--which Franzen called a "logo of corporate ownership"
during the "Corrections"-flap--will indeed appear on the cover of the
novel in subsequent printings.